Does Walnut make good firewood??

[VW Splitter]

Does Walnut make good firewood? hope so, I'm gonna be burning a lot of it. This is the first load I cut this afternoon. There will be one more load of the trunk. I don't plan on taking the trunk to a mill, but how much would it be worth if I could get it to a mill. The log is a little over 24" where I quit cutting this afternoon. I am guessing there is 18' + or - left of the trunk will be about 30" in dia on the big end. It blew over about 8 months ago, but it was still connected because it had some green sprouts on it.

 

[hedge hog]

Shelf life is very good!


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[Mustang71]

Any free wood is good fire wood to me. Walnut is a hardwood right? Idk.

 

[VW Splitter]

Yes it is a hardwood. Very heavy, but still green. Actually a dark brown.

 

[hedge hog]

Any free wood is good fire wood to me. Walnut is a hardwood right? Idk.

Anything that looses it leaves and regrows them is considered a hardwood
But there is several that I don't think should be in that category


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[svk]

It is a mid grade hardwood so whats not to love!

I think some folks feel it puts out a lot of ash. Oh well, so you empty the tray a little more.

 

[buzz sawyer]

It does make a lot of ash but the smoke has a nice aroma. That almost looks like highly valuable walnut. If the butt log is that nice, seems a shame to burn it.
Was it a yard tree? Any chance of metal in it? Do you see any blue stain on any of the cuts?

 

[95custmz]

It's a good firewood. But it will pop when you burn it. I kind of like the pop, but you have to make sure the embers don't get past your fireplace screen. LOL

 

[VW Splitter]

It does make a lot of ash but the smoke has a nice aroma. That almost looks like highly valuable walnut. If the butt log is that nice, seems a shame to burn it.
Was it a yard tree? Any chance of metal in it? Do you see any blue stain on any of the cuts?

I haven't seen any blue stains, or any signs of metal. The tree was in a cow field but not near any fence rows. I would need to rent something to load it if I was going to log it.

 

[buzz sawyer]

Chainsaw mill? Mill it where it sets? Check this out. http://www.keimlumber.com/walnutblack

 

[Mustang71]

Anything that looses it leaves and regrows them is considered a hardwood
But there is several that I don't think should be in that category


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[olyman]

I haven't seen any blue stains, or any signs of metal. The tree was in a cow field but not near any fence rows. I would need to rent something to load it if I was going to log it.

be a shame,,to waste the lower trunk...but if you aint going to make something out of the sawed wood??????????

 

[Wood Doctor]

It's a good firewood. But it will pop when you burn it. I kind of like the pop, but you have to make sure the embers don't get past your fireplace screen. LOL

Cannot see your Pic. That's called Photobucket Syndrome. I have dumped Photobucket.

Walnut does not hold a candle to mulberry when it comes to snap, crackle, and pop. That's MHO. Not too many customers want the mulberry action, but most really enjoy burning walnut. The walnut fragrance when it burns is a bit captivating. So, I get requests for it.

 

[95custmz]

Never burned any Mulberry. How does it compare to Walnut in BTU's and ash output?

 

[Ted Jenkins]

It's a good firewood. But it will pop when you burn it. I kind of like the pop, but you have to make sure the embers don't get past your fireplace screen. LOL

Many of my customers do not have screens that is why they buy Oak, Pine, and Walnut because it does not bark. Thanks

 

[Ted Jenkins]

Does Walnut make good firewood? hope so, I'm gonna be burning a lot of it. This is the first load I cut this afternoon. There will be one more load of the trunk. I don't plan on taking the trunk to a mill, but how much would it be worth if I could get it to a mill. The log is a little over 24" where I quit cutting this afternoon. I am guessing there is 18' + or - left of the trunk will be about 30" in dia on the big end. It blew over about 8 months ago, but it was still connected because it had some green sprouts on it. View attachment 593252

A good base not the whole part that sits above ground could bring $7500. It is too bad it is all cut up. I worked with a guy who sold $500,000 to $700,000 worth of walnut every year for gun stock. IDK if planks are worth anything. You could say I got the dirty end of the stick because I made most of the upper parts of the tree into firewood. Thanks

 

[Mustang71]

A good base not the whole part that sits above ground could bring $7500. It is too bad it is all cut up. I worked with a guy who sold $500,000 to $700,000 worth of walnut every year for gun stock. IDK if planks are worth anything. You could say I got the dirty end of the stick because I made most of the upper parts of the tree into firewood. Thanks

Well that being said it will bring some good heat lol

 

[Streblerm]

I find that it dries slowly, like oak. It was ok to burn after one year C/S/S but really was nice after two. I was surprised how heavy it was after drying two years. I also think the bark gives a lot of the ash. The last that I had was mostly bark free and I didn't notice much more ash than anything else.

It splits super easy and smells really nice when burned. Almost like a pleasant pipe tobacco. I use it some for smoking meat. I have read conflicting opinions on using it for smoking. I mix it in with other fragrant woods.

 

[Ted Jenkins]

IDK how much ash it produces. The wood that I was dealing with was often two or three years old. It seemed to produce a little more ash than Pine. I refer to it as a medium. There is nothing wrong with it. Unless you have 200 cords of it its biggest value is firewood. Thanks

 

[VW Splitter]

Chainsaw mill? Mill it where it sets? Check this out. http://www.keimlumber.com/walnutblack
That web site makes me think twice before I cut the rest of it up. The big section of the trunk hasn't been cut yet. I have a 36" Alaskan mill. I could make some slabs out of it. Does it have to dry out for years before It is worth that kind of money? Could I slab it and sell it green?